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In May 1856, the Pottawatomie Massacre took place along Pottawatomie Creek near present-day Lane in Franklin County during Bleeding Kansas.

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  1. 1856 On the night of 1856-05-24/25, John Brown and free-state associates killed five proslavery settlers along Pottawatomie Creek near present-day Lane (Dutch Henry’s Crossing) during Bleeding Kansas. (Pottawatomie Massacre)

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On the night of 1856-05-24/25, John Brown and free-state associates killed five proslavery settlers along Pottawatomie Creek near present-day Lane (Dutch Henry’s Crossing) during Bleeding Kansas. (Pottawatomie Massacre)

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